Overturned semi spills cooking grease

March 6, 2013

MARIETTA - A semi-trailer bed overturned Tuesday morning on Glendale Road near Grant Edwards Drive, spilling thousands of pounds of cooking grease on the road and shutting down the road for more than four hours.

The semi, being driven by Kyle Karns, 27, of Somerset, was the only vehicle involved in the accident, which occurred around 10 a.m. Karns reported no injuries.

He had been attempting to steer near the berm to make way for an oncoming vehicle, said Patrolman Katie Warden of the Marietta Police Department.

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Photo by Jasmine RogersThousands of gallons of used cooking grease seep out of an overturned semi-trailer on Glendale Road. The Tuesday morning accident shut down the roadway for more than five hours and cleanup was ongoing Tuesday evening.